Airline adds 1.5 week extension to flight suspension at Manhattan Regional Airport
Manhattan’s Airport Advisory Board heard updates Monday on the [...]
Law enforcement investigating weekend fire at Riverchase Mobile Home Park
A weekend fire at Riverchase Mobile Home Park is under investigation and authorities say it may have resulted from children playing with a cigarette lighter. Crews from Riley County Fire District No. 1 were dispatched to the structure fire around 4 p.m. Saturday at Lot 29. Arriving firefighters found a small garden shed fully engulfed, [...]
Manhattan man injured in Saturday crash on I-70
A Manhattan man was injured Saturday afternoon in a [...]
RCPD consultant reports salary increase needed to reach market levels
During a special meeting Thursday, the Riley County Police [...]
Manhattan chiropractor charged with misdemeanor sexual battery
A Manhattan chiropractor has been charged with misdemeanor sexual [...]
Lions Club, others, hosting Easter Egg Hunts across Manhattan area
Easter egg hunts will be happening across the area [...]
Riley County legal team combing through logistics of proposed changes to animal control
Legal questions are swirling as the City of Manhattan continues toward a plan of privatizing its animal shelter and shifting animal control to the Riley County Police Department. Deputy Riley County Counselor Craig Cox clarified Thursday why the City of Manhattan has stopped enforcing animal control services in Riley County, which the county noted earlier [...]
Officials break ground on newest addition to K-State Office Park
Officials broke ground Thursday morning on a new 80,000 square foot facility to be housed within the K-State Office Park. “This project is going to bring our total to over 300,000 square feet of space and lab space for these corporate partners to do great things for our community. I think over the next couple [...]
Bowen named HR Director at USD 383
USD 383 has named Abby Bowen its next Director of Human Resources. She’ll replace Interim Director Dr. Cleion Morton in June. Dr. Morton, a former principal at Northview Elementary, stepped into the interim role following the resignation of Drew Montgomery as HR Director in January. Bowen currently serves as assistant principal and school psychologist at [...]
USDA announces May 24 ribbon-cutting at NBAF
Officials at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility have confirmed that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on May 24. The announcement was first made public during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Agriculture last week by Sen. Jerry Moran to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack spoke to the importance of the mission at NBAF. [...]